Transfer Talk 15-05-2007

Glen Johnson will fight for a first team place at Chelski. As they barely have a right-back worth mentioning, he shouldn't have to fight too hard.

Celtic and Rangers are both keen to offer Robbie Fowler to score 50 goals a season in the Mickey Mouse League.

Everton and Sunderland are keen to sign Nigel Reo-Coker from West Ham

Everton, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Wigan are all sniffing around Phil Jagielka

Mark Hughes, Louis van Gaal, Gerard Houllier, Claudio Ranieri, Luis Felipe Scolari, Dutch trio Ronald Koeman, Louis van Gaal, Co Adriaanse, Jurgen Klinsmann and Neil Warnock have all been mentioned as possible replacements...(that many?)

Arsene Wenger says that William Gallas will stay at Arsenal despite interest from Real Madrid. However, says the Daily Mirror, two men who won't be appearing at the Emirates Stadium next season are Julio Baptista and Jose Antonio Reyes. Baptista will return to Real, while Reyes - unwanted at either the Emirates or the Bernabeu - will be offered a lifeline by Real's best buddies Atletico Madrid.

'Obafemi Martins could be on his way out of Newcastle,' says The Sun, 'with Valencia and Juventus already in talks over a £13m move'. The striker hilariously declared himself unfit and went AWOL in advance of Toon's last game of the season. Meanwhile, the Daily Mirror claims Sol Campbell 'has moved a step closer to joining Newcastle after admitting he is considering his future after Portsmouth's UEFA Cup blow'.

West Ham are tracking Benfica's Nuno Gomes, Craig Bellamy and Yakubu, according to The Times, and will flog Yossi Benayoun, Marlon Harewood and Anton Ferdinand.
They're also throwing some money at Darren Bent. But there's competition. Spurs have also put Bent in first place on their shopping list, according to the Daily Express, while Aston Villa and Liverpool are interested as well - but all three clubs remain hopeful they can land the striker for a fee of around £10m.

Manchester United have agreed a deal to sign Owen Hargreaves for an initial £18million.
(WHEN WILL THIS BE CONFIRMED)

Carlos Tevez will decide next week on his West Ham future, with Liverpool, AC Milan and Real Madrid all interested in making a £31million move.